Improvement in siding-gauges



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WILLIAM E. LEWIS, 0F IRINGE'ION,` IOWA.

Y The Schedule referred te in these Letters Patent and part of the same.

To all whom 'it may concern Beit known that I, WILLIAM E. Lnwls, of Princeton, in the county of Scottand State of Iowa, have i inventeda new and useful Improvement in Sid-ing- Gauge; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable'others skilled in the art to make and use thevsame, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, in which* 'f The figure is a side view of my improved siding- My invention has for its objectl to furnish an irnproved instrument for gauging and holding siding, weather-boards, or clapboards, while being scribed and nailed, which shall be simple in consti-notion, reliable in operation, and convenient in use and It consists in the construction and combination of t-he various partsof the instrument as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the stock or main bar of the instrument, which may be made of hard-wood, or other suit-able` matcrial,l andfto which the other parts are-attached.

. Biisa 'metallic strap, the lower end of which is bolted to the lower part of the outer side of the stock A.

The strap B projects outward from the stock A, to

f serve as a 'handle for the instrument.

..Thev upper end of the strap is bent so` as to be at right angles with the stock A, to serve as a stop or seat, b', for the-lower edge of the siding-board to rest upon, and is then bent downward along the upper part vof the inner side of the stock A, and is securely bolted to said stock.

Gis the lower stop or rest, the stem or ,shank of I which is slotted to receive the bolt and thumb-nut D,

so that by loosening the said bolt the stop or rest 0 may be moved up and down to adjust the gauge as required, the distance between the stops or rests b' C being the gauge by which the width of the part of the boards exposed to the weather is regulated.

E is a guide-tube, which passes through the upper part of the stock A, and is secured to the part ofthe strap B that overlaps or'faces th'e inner side of the upper part of the stock A. j

F is a sharp-pointed screw, securely attached tol a knob, G, and which passes through the strap B and guide-tube E.' H is a spring, attached to the strap or handle B, the end of which is connected with the pointed screw F Gr, and which is so arranged as to hold the said pointed screw back. so far that its point may not pr0 ject beyond the inner face of the stock A.

To the strap or handle B is also attached a spring,

I, which projects upward, and is curved inward so as to rcstagainstthc outer side of' the board, to hold itV in place while being scribed and nailed.

In using the instrument the adjustable-stop C is adjusted to gauge the boards to expose the desired width to thc weather. Ihe instrument is then adjusted so that the lower stop C may rest .against the lower" edge of the board last nailed on.

A blow with the hand upon the knob G, and one or two turns of said knob will force the screw F into I the upper part of said board sufficiently to hold the instrument securely in place,'and support the board placed upon the upper rest b'.

lIrIaving'tlms described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pateut- An improved siding-gauge, formed bythe combination ofA the stock A, strap or handle, and stop B b', adjustable-rest C, pointed screw F G, spring H, and spring I, with each other, said parts being constructed and operating substantially as herein shown au'd'described and for the purpose set forth.

WILLIAM E. LEWIS.

Witnesses:

It. BENNETT, WM. M oQUlsroN. 

